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Step 3Cut Fabric & Test Stitching
Cut the following (picture one - you can see the usefulness of using rotary cutter and mat):
Waistband piece
Two front panels (remember these will be mirror-images of one another; fold the fabric and cut as one for a shortcut), as well as the following strips, 2" wide:
2" strip, 2 lengths of the finished width at thigh
2" strip, 2 lengths of the finished hem width
1" strip, 2 lengths of 40" long
As you cut your pieces please keep in mind that many waterproof fabrics don't "heal" well from pin or needle holes. For instance in the Gore-Tex I used the right side of the fabric (green) healed from a pin hole, but the coated (white) side did not. As you can see in my cutting picture I don't use pins to secure my pattern pieces to fabric - but I've been sewing a long time and only take this shortcut when I'm confident it will work.
Thread your machine and sew on scraps. In my second picture on this step you see me toying with stitch length and writing down settings - the "6" corresponds to the longest baste on my machine, 6 stitches per inch, while the "10" (10 sts per inch) is a shorter stitch appropriate for this project.
When you have, found the right settings, fold over the short raw ends of waistband and finish (third associated picture). Congratulations, you have just constructed your first garment seam!
Waistband piece
Two front panels (remember these will be mirror-images of one another; fold the fabric and cut as one for a shortcut), as well as the following strips, 2" wide:
2" strip, 2 lengths of the finished width at thigh
2" strip, 2 lengths of the finished hem width
1" strip, 2 lengths of 40" long
As you cut your pieces please keep in mind that many waterproof fabrics don't "heal" well from pin or needle holes. For instance in the Gore-Tex I used the right side of the fabric (green) healed from a pin hole, but the coated (white) side did not. As you can see in my cutting picture I don't use pins to secure my pattern pieces to fabric - but I've been sewing a long time and only take this shortcut when I'm confident it will work.
Thread your machine and sew on scraps. In my second picture on this step you see me toying with stitch length and writing down settings - the "6" corresponds to the longest baste on my machine, 6 stitches per inch, while the "10" (10 sts per inch) is a shorter stitch appropriate for this project.
When you have, found the right settings, fold over the short raw ends of waistband and finish (third associated picture). Congratulations, you have just constructed your first garment seam!
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